Hogsmeade Holiday Visit (RP)
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[img align=left]https://s26.postimg.org/ykg6nfeyx/Fade_Winter1.png[/img] It must have been the fullness of his belly, or maybe it was the cozy atmosphere inside, but Fade found himself stifling a yawn. Blinking himself awake he rubbed his eyes and pushed himself upright. The table was growing less crowded so he was able to find some space to go over his list. Pulling a very crumpled piece of parchment from his pocket the smoothed it out as best he could and began checking things off. Still remaining were three things of varying importance. Tea being his top priority.
For all the effort made to un-wrinkle the parchment, he stuffed it back into his pocket unceremoniously and stood up. “Alright, I’ll catch the rest of you later. Gotta stretch my legs.” He gave a half smirk and left some money on the table as a tip before huddling into his scarf and stepping outside back into the cold. If he hadn’t been fully awake inside, outside he became very much so. ~
Not ignoring you guys. My schedule is completely out of whack and I have issues getting on site! -_- My hope is I can catch up tonight!
(( huggles Its ok..we had some real life stuff come up...we are finally distressing and working on things too...I hope you are ok and things get better, huggles))
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() [img align=left] http://i.imgur.com/K7q9XKt.png [/img]"Da wife prefer' da real tree', but she uses da smol ones for the littles. It is no trouble if ya want it deliver' I can have da wife send it up to the castle for ya." Benjamin started moving the small trees around so the smaller trees would show up better.
() [img align=left] http://i.imgur.com/DQZlKRs.png [/img]"You will need a strong woman to handle the change every month" Chrisof nodded "It is wise to establish strong relationships when young. Lifetime long friends are rare. I should know." He said chuckling. "Fear is a powerful motivator and I can see why your would have issues with that and the regular folk. I have a feeling this Gaia girl and some of your other friends are not really afraid of you, but mainly concern. The change can be difficult. The person going through the change has to deal with all the issue that come with it." Chrisof clapped Magnus in the back softly. "At least you are not alone." smiling a little.
() [img align=left] http://i.imgur.com/OFbHHOE.png [/img]Marcello was eating his coffee by the door of the bakery when he noticed the furry girl again. Her little pup was cute too, but he couldn't bring himself to say hi. Maybe she will stop by later. She seems kind of lost. I wonder what she is looking for. Marcello opened the door a little and forgot the bells hanging from the door making a lot more noise than he wanted and freezing in place not knowing what would happen.
[img align=left]http://i.imgur.com/P4yiyjd.png[/img] "Bye Fade! See you in a little while!" Gaia smiled. She was full and all sorts of happy she always felt like home with the twins. She turned to Aquilino "Are you coming with Harper () and me? We are going to walk around and buy some gifts."" Gaia grinned and winked at her friend.
Magnus nodded as he listened, feeling a little awkward of all of sudden but also thankful. Unsure what to say he finally said, "Got any fing for a part-fae dad who loves plants like pets? Don't 'ave to be a book."
[img align=left] http://i.imgur.com/DQZlKRs.png [/img]"Hum" Chrisof said as he thought about his items "What kind of fae?"
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"Er... I guess 'e'd be like a wood nymph. He says nature speaks to 'im like 'umans can't understand. Like the ents can talk to the trees in Lord 'o the rings."
(( OOC pinging everyone, my apologies if I miss someone...this is my new character Lee. ))
Lee stepped out of the fireplace at The Three Broomsticks, and had a quick look around before heading outside. It was cold out there, any place was cold to him in the UK, and he shivered a bit. He took in the street with its many buildings, stalls and vendors, and thought 'its like a smaller version of Diagon Alley.'
Lee nodded to himself as he started slowly walking, taking in everything he could. He wanted to get to know this place since he was starting at Hogwarts in January, and this was to be his only shopping area until breaks. 'Well, ' he thought, 'I suppose I could always send an owl to my folks, and have them send something if they don't have it here.'
Lee thought that most of the people looked happy...content with their day. He felt a tinge of sadness start to come over him, and he pushed it aside. 'Not today,' he thought. 'Today I move forward.'
There was a stall that looked particularly interesting to him "Ash Bancroft Decorations"..it seemed to have holiday things, and he thought maybe he would get a couple of new ornaments for their tree, since it was their first one coming up with his family and Gran altogether. Lee headed over to see what they had to offer.
"Well they all look fantastic to me." She smiled meaningfully. "I think I would like this one." She pointed to a shabby looking potted fir in the corner with her shellac covered nail. "It looks like it could use some love, I think I will have you deliver it. Do you do dungeon deliveries?" She bit her lip trying not to laugh again.
((OOC: Hey, welcome. My Character is at the tree stop next to the decoration store.))
(( OOC thanks !!))
Lee glanced over to the tree lot, and saw a girl around his age in what looked like possibly some school colors purchasing a rather sad looking tree. He felt happy that someone was going to give it some love, and maybe some plant potions to perk it up.
Lee turned his attention back to the stall, and was looking through the ornaments. He wanted to get four new ones, so he could put moving pictures in them as a remembrance of this year : two for his cats, one for his dads, and one for a new picture of the whole family and cats around the tree. That would be nice.
"You have some nice things here, " he said, with a small smile, to the proprietor of the stall.
Paddy wandered up the street past the Italian restaurant, wondering where the broomstick pop-up shop was. As Snowden almost bounced along the road, Paddy cursing her poor sense of direction under her breath. Last term she'd stuck with her friends, but she'd hoped to have got more sorted on where to go this term.... obviously she wasn't as sorted as she'd first thought. Wondering if she should just head into another shop, she heard the sound of bells tinkling as a door opened and turned to see. That Hogwarts graduate was standing in the doorway of the restaurant with a coffee in his hand, looking like he'd been Stupified in place. Before she could build up the courage to ask him directions (he did look rather charming, and she wasn't used to chatting to someone so good looking), Snowden ran towards him and put her front paws up on his legs, begging to be petted. Paddy hurried over to pull Snowden away, worried that he might not approve of snowy paws all over his jeans.
(OOC: Tomorrow's downtime is right in the times I'm usually online, so I won't be around tomorrow - I'll catch up on Saturday though :) )
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(OOC: omg guys I'm alive, I promise! Sorry for not being around.)
[img align=left]https://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b174/theatticbox/harperhogsmeade.png[/img]Harper, full of delicious food, had apparently started to doze. She jerked awake after her head nodded forward. Though she was groggy, she distinctly heard her name.
"Wha'? Is it time to move?"
She looked down and saw she got salsa on her scarf.
"Ugh, great! Oh well... Where are we headed next, ?"
() [img align=left] http://i.imgur.com/K7q9XKt.png [/img]"Yes, Miss" Benjamin did a head bow and quickly took the fir tree to his wife. "If ya follo' me I will take ya to da wife and she will take care of ya." He made his way to Brigit outside the tree lot.
() [img align=left]http://i.imgur.com/lUb2YUg.png[/img]There was a laugh somewhere around the stall and Ash made his way out from under it "I knew I had a box somewhere!" Then was startled "Oh, hullo there lad, what can i do yeh for?" Ash smiled and placed a box of ornaments on the small side counter.
[img align=left] http://i.imgur.com/OFbHHOE.png [/img]Marcello shook his head as if that would clear it up and all of a sudden a little furball was at his feet. He set his coffee on the floor and grabbed the puppy "Hey there! Aren't you a little cutie?" suddenly he realized he was using a baby voice and clear his throat "Erm, hello." He smiled ((I don't have a character for the broomstick pop-up but I can make one. Let me know! :D))
() [img align=left]http://i.imgur.com/P4yiyjd.png[/img]Gaia giggled "We could go to the custom artist first! I am wondering if she could do a custom for Nan. I think she would love that." Gaia nodded "I just have to go get some money. I will be right back!" she got up before another word and left to the bank leaving Harper with Aquilino. [img align=left] http://i.imgur.com/L3MuqZF.png [/img]"Mind if I join you for a little while? I can get away for long, but I do have to buy something for Alarico." he nodded and grinned wiggling his eyebrows.
"hello," Lee said (with his American accent) to the man. "You have some very nice items. I am looking for some tree ornaments that you can put moving pictures in, maybe a couple that are cat shaped, a wreath shaped one, and..." Lee thought..." Maybe a star shaped one..? Homemade or vintage looking would be great." Lee smiled.
((OOC ok sounds good ))
[img align=left]https://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b174/theatticbox/harperhogsmeade.png[/img]Harper shook her head as took off.
"Honestly! I'm glad I didn't have to go to the bank to get money exchanged. She's always taking off like a rocket," she said to Aquilino and smiled. She hesitated. "Yeah, you can come along. You have anywhere you want to go before we meet her at the custom artist?"
She walked out of the restaurant with him out into the busy street.
() [img align=left]http://i.imgur.com/lUb2YUg.png[/img]"Yes, we have loads of those! They are on the other side of the stall. Many shapes and sizes. Cats are one of my most popular items, so I try to carry a variety of them." Ash directed the boy to the ornaments and waited for any questions.
[img align=left] http://i.imgur.com/L3MuqZF.png [/img]"Nah, I don't really know what I will get him. He is so picky and almost difficult to get presents for; last year i got him a set of chef's knives and some money to save up to open the restaurant." Aquilino laughed "he gave me this sweater and money to start the restaurant. Sometimes we share a brain." Aquilino shook his head and walked out with Harper. ()
(( it took me a good minute to figure out who I was looking for on the character list. I kept scrolling and then facepalmed so hard))
[img align=left] http://i.imgur.com/DQZlKRs.png [/img]Chrisof walked over to the side of his little booth and started pulling out some vases carefully "These... are... old. They are roman vases and quite sturdy. They can be use as decoration or for planting. I also have some small statues... somewhere... in... here... Muffled as Chrisof was half way deep inside a box. "I love Greek Mythology. It has been a fascinating subject for most of my life." Popping out of the box "i also have old watches, but I know there is one that was made specifically for harvest and farmers. A wizard took some of the muggle farmer traditions and schedules and made the watches for wizards to follow the patterns. It made for a great advance in food production and healing potions. Magic is a great gift." Chrisof nodded and he dove into his boxes looking for proper items.
"Ooh," Magnus said excitedly, "I fink me dad'd love the watch. It sounds quirky enough that'd he'd be all over it."
[img align=left]https://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b174/theatticbox/harperhogsmeade.png[/img]"I think he got the better deal," she teased and chuckled. "Just kidding. It is better than some of the holiday sweaters I've seen."
Harper pulled out her map and tried to locate the art stall.
"It's a little ways away and there's plenty of stalls and shops between here and there. Maybe we should head in that direction and see what we pass on the way?"
"Thank you, " Lee said, and walked over to the side of the stall with the ornaments. " I would think cats would sell pretty well, people love cats." Lee happily looked at the ornaments, trying to pick out just two..then decided to get one of each. He didnt have any of the cats that the man had, and he could always find a place to hang them, on the tree or other places.
Lee picked out a nice wreath picture ornament, and a star picture one as well.
"Do you have any raccoon ornaments..?" Lee asked the man.
[img align=left] http://i.imgur.com/DQZlKRs.png [/img]"Well then, help me find it. It is in this small box somewhere. It is a pocket watch but it has two faces for the season and harvest time and for the time itself with a sun and moon going in a circle around the time hands."He set the box on top of one of the vases "They are organized it shouldn't be difficult to find it.
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